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Weingut Schloss Neuweier/ Robert Schtzle is one of the most impressvie wine estates in all of Germany. Wine has been produced at this 13 th century castle for more than 700 years. About 100 years ago Riesling became the dominant grape and passion. Still today, winemaking takes place in the vaulted cellars that date back to the 17 th century. In ...
Following a visit of Vins Jean-Luc Colombo in Cornas, Northern Tain-lHermitage, See: Tasting at Vins Jean-Luc Colombo with Anne Colombo in Cornas, Northern Rhne - Rhne Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, Franceand of Domaine du Tunnel in Saint-Peray, Northern Rhne, See: Visit and Tasting at Domaine du Tunnel with Owne...
The Vinum Weinguide Germany 2023 was released in November 2022, presenting Vinum's choice of Germanys best 1 000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10 700 wines on 1118 pages.5 out of 5 stars (world class) were awarded to 18 estates. There are 3 new names on the list: Aldinger, Battenfeld-Spanier and Khling-Gillot.Congratualtions!We have v...
Following Lunch at Restaurant LAtelier de Candale in Saint-Laurent-des-Combes - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France we went to Tertre Rteboeuf in Saint Emilion, just a stone throw away from the restaurant.Owner and Winemaker Franois Mitjavile was our host at Tertre Rteboeuf. We started the tour in the garden of Tertre Rteboeuf, with ...
Extraordinary food and wine: Annette and I enjoyed a Champagne Philipponat dinner at Restaurant 2941 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, with premium champagnes of Franois Philipponnat and the fine food of Chef Bertrand Chemel. Annette Schiller`s Burgundy Tour 2023, which will spend 2 days in the Champagne Region, will visit Champagne Philipponat in Ay, ne...
It took us a while to find this place. The beautiful drive ttook us through the densly wooded Black Forest and our GPS stopped working. So, we had to go back to the old method and had to ask people for direction.Waldgasthof ScherrhofThe historic Scherrhof is a unique place with a very cosy ambiance. It sits in the middle of the woods and you feel l...
Hello wine friends,It was such a pleasure to travel with other wine aficionados to the Rhne, Bordeaux, the Southern German wine regions and Alsace this year after having been in travel hiatus during the two Covid years.I would like to give you a heads up of the wine tour schedule in 2023 so that you can plan ahead.AUSTRIA: Sunday, May 28 - Thurs...
I had arranged this visit at Domaine du Tunnel with owner/ winemaker Stphane Robert in Washington DC, at La Paule by Elite Wines at Restaurant 2941 in Northern Virginia: Celebrating 20 Years of Elite Wines with 40 Producers and 4 Chefs, Washington DC, USAWhile we were there, they were in the process of bottling. Still, Stphane Robert gave us some ...
On the way from Clos Puy Arnaud in Ctes de Castillon to Tertre-Rtebuf in Saint-Emilion we stopped for lunch at Restaurant LAtelier de Candale in Saint-Laurent-des-Combes.See: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Clos Puy Arnaud with Owner Thierry Valette, Appellation Ctes de Castillon - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France Tour ...
The visit of Weingut Sven Niege was quite extensive and intensive. We met at the house, where Sven lives with his family and where everything started in the garage. Sven joined us on our bus and we drove to his vineyards. From there, we continued to his new winemaking facilities, where we also had a tasting from tank. The tour ended in the tasting ...
Annette Schiller, President of ombiasy WineTours and member of the American Wine Society, led 2 wine tastings at the 2022 National Conference of the American Wine Society: "The End of the Grosslage in Germany" and "Towards the Freedom to Make the Right Wine" In addition, togather with Kirk Wille of Loosen Bros. USA, Annette and Christian Schi...
"Jean-Luc Colombo has become one of the stars of Cornas. Well-known as an oenologist for dozens of Rhone Valley clients, Colombo has had a positive influence in the Rhone, undoubtedly improving the quality of many estate's wines. As for his own wines, there are usually three cuvees of Cornas. In ascending order of quality they are: Les Terres ...
We enjoyed a phantastic wine dinner at restaurant Bazins on Church in Vienna/ Virginia, with wines from Burgenland/ Austria (all KWSelection), a wine delegation from Burgenland including the Austrian Wine Queen and Klaus Wittauer.We were about 40 guests and had a most enjoyable evening with great wine, food and ambiance. The event was organized by ...
Following a visit of Chteau La Conseillante in Pomerol, See here: Tour and Tasting at Chteau La Conseillante, Appellation Pomerol - Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, France we drove all the way to Ctes de Castillon, which is in the Eastern part of the Bordeaux Right Bank. Ctes de Castillon sits on a high plateau and has been the site of co...
Annette Schiller led a tasting at the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) about sparkling wines from Germany, but also from other countries: All Sorts of Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle?Annette had done a similar tasting, with less and different wines, at the National Conference of the American Wine Society 2022 in Atlant...
Weingut Jlg is a rising star in the German wine world. Not surprisingly, it was asked to join the VDP - the Association of about 200 elite winemakers in Germany - recently. The visit of Weingut Jlg had two parts.First, after the visit of Weingut Weedenborn in Rheinhessen, we drove about an hour to the southern tip of the Pfalz region, to the smal...
On the first full day of our tour - following a visit of Guigal in the morning, lunch at Ampuis and an after visit of - we arrived in the later after at Htellerie Beau Rivage in Condrieu, where we had a gourmet wine-pairing dinner at the exquisite restaurant of Htel Beau Rivage.and stayed for the night. See: Maison Guigal in Ampuis, Cte Rtie, ...
Picture: Annette and Christian Schiller at the 45th Anniversary of the German Wine Society at the German Embassy in Washington DC, October 7, 2022, Germany/ USA The Vinum Weinguide Germany 2023 was released a few days ago, presenting Vinum's choice of Germanys best 1 000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10 700 wines on 1118 pages.5 out of ...
We left the Hotel Hilton Garden Inn in Bordeaux City at 08.30 am and drove to to the Right Bank. During the next days we explored Saint-milion, Pomerol and the Cte de Castillon.Our first stop was Chteau La Conseillante, one of the estates belonging to the upper echelon of Pomerol. When we got there, they had finished the harvest of the 2021 vinta...
Annette Schiller, President of ombiasy WineTours and member of the American Wine Society led 2 wine tastings at the 2022 National Conference of the American Wine Society: "The End of the Grosslage in Germany" and "Towards the Freedom to Make the Right Wine" In addition, togather with Kirk Wille of Loosen Bros. USA, Annette and Christian Schiller...
Weingut Weedenborn is located in Rheinhessen, Germanys largest wine region, in the village of Monzernheim, about an hour south of Mainz by bus, close to world renowed winemakers KP Keller, Wittmann and Battenfeld-Spanier. Rheinhessen is a region with gently rolling vine-covered hills as far as your eye can see. It forms a triangle between the Rhei...
I turned 70 on January 5, 2022 and celebrated my birthday in Gabon with Annette, Cornelia, Chris, Viatrix and Ernst. See here: Enjoying 6 Weeks of "Africa Light" in Libreville, Gabon, Equatorial AfricaThe Fine Cuisine of Residential Chef Thierry: Lunching for 6 Weeks in Libreville, Gabon, Equatorial AfricaPaying Respects to one of the Last Century...
Located in the midst of the most iconic wine communities of the Northern Rhne, this Domaine has vineyards in the top of the top locations. The domain is the oldest still existing wine estate in Chavanay, a tiny hamlet between Condrieu and Saint-Joseph. The history of the estate can be traced back to the 14th century. It was in 1797, after the F...
Stefan Schindler: Germany is not only Riesling! The oldest document mentioning SILVANER in Germany dates back to 1659, and thats why the wine-region Franken calls itself Silvanerheimat the home of Silvaner. At this years New York Wine Experience, organized by Wine Spectator magazine, only one German wine-estate (God knows why?) was invited to pou...
Our first day in Bordeaux ended with dinner at Restaurant LEstacade. The restaurant is situated right on the water of the Garonne river and the view of the city of Bordeaux across the river is magical. The restaurant literally sits on the Garonne river opposite of Bordeaux city center. The view on the illuminated Place de la Bourse is breathtaking...
Annette and I had the pleasure of enjoying an intimite wine dinner at Winelair Washington, D.C., with WineLAIR Owner Fred Ellemann and his family, Christian Ress of Weingut Balthasar Ress in the Rheingau and "father" of the international WineBANK/ WineLAIR network and WineLAIR General Manager and Chef Jonathan Krinn, formerly Clarity Restaurant and...
Both at the beginning and at the end of the Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, we had dinner at a typical Old Town Mainz wine tavern: At Weinhaus Bluhm and at Weinhaus Schreiner. The former is right in the center of Old Town Mainz, the latter is on the same street as the Hotel Hilton. Both are in walking distance. See also:Schi...
After we spent the morning at Guigal, See here: Maison Guigal in Ampuis, Cte Rtie, Northern Rhne: Cellar Tour, Tasting and Vineyard Tour - Rhne Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Culture and History, France we had lunch at the Le Bistro de Serine in Ampuis. This is a simple village lunch hang-out for locals and the occasional tourist ...
Less than 2 weeks back from the 2022 Bordeaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours, led by Annette Schiller, Annette and I enjoyed an outstanding Bordeaux wine dinner at Bistro Provence with the food of legendary Chef Yannick Cam and the #worldclass wines of Chateau Rauzan-Segla in Margaux and Chteau Canon in Saint Emilion.Adreane Cornard, Export Manager of t...
The Bordaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours typically begins in Bordeaux City in the afternoon. We meet at the hotel, visit an estate in the viccinity of Bordeaux City and a negociant house and finish the day with dinner in Bordeaux city.This year, on the Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, we went to Chteau Haut-Bailly, Graves, Appellation Pess...
Following our first stop on the Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours (July 1 to 10, 2022) at Weingut Wagner-Stempel in Siefersheim, in the far northwestern corner of the Rheinhessen wine region, we visited another Riesling Giant, Weingut Dnnhoff in Oberhausen, Nahe. From Wagner-Stempel to Dnnhoff, it was a short trip of just 45 mi...
Annette and I enjoyed a great wine dinner at Roberto`s Ristorante Italiano in Vienna/ Virginia with legendary Chef Roberto Donna and the wines of Amastuola in Puglia/ Italy.See also: Dinner with Legendary Chef Roberto Donna at his new Restaurant Roberto's Ristorante Italiano in Vienna/ Virginia Winemaker Sabrino Loffredos Pietracupa Wines and Chef...
Following an afternoon in Lyon, we spent 21/2 days in the Northern Rhne region. Our fest stop was the famous and large producer Guigal in Ampuis in the Cte-Rtie. Though Guigal is situated in the Northern Rhne it produces wine from appellations across the Rhne region, but is particularly noted for their Cte-Rtie wines. We spent the whole morning at ...
Annette Schiller, President of ombiasy PR and WineTours and member of the American Wine Society, will lead two wine tastings at the forthcoming National Conference of the American Wine Society in Bellevue/ Seattle/ Washington State. The tastings are sponsored by ombiasy WineTours and the wine producers whose wines are being presented or their U...
Pictures: The New National Board of the German Wine Society - Beth Sheligo (President) and Carl Willner (First Vice President and Secretary), Jason Wilson (Web Master), Christian Schiller (with Annette Schiller). Not in the Pictures: Barry Boothe (Second Vice President) and Ken Belsley (Treasurer) The German Wine Society in the USA was foun...
The Bordaux Tour by ombiasy WineTours typically begins in Bordeaux City in the afternoon. We meet at the hotel, visit an estate in the viccinity of Bordeaux City and a negociant house and finish the day with dinner in Bordeaux city.This year, on the Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, we went to Chteau Haut-Bailly, Graves, Appellation Pess...
The 45th Anniversary Celebration of the German Wine Society in the USA took place at the German Embassy in Washington DC on October 7, 2022, organized by the German Wine Society/ Washington DC Chapter, with 13 wines from all 13 German wine regions. Embassy chef Daniel Labonne provided a menu of delicious German-style foods in several courses chosen...
Our first winery visit on the Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours (July 1 to 10, 2022) took us to Siefersheim, in the far northwestern corner of the Rheinhessen wine region.We visited Weingut Wagner-Stempel. We were received by Daniel (Owner and Winemaker) and Catherine Wagner (Owner). Daniel Wagner showed us his old and new cella...
In October 2022, our Frankfurt Gourmet Group had their monthly dinner at L Ecume in Frankfurt and Annette and I - a couple of days in Frankfurt on the way back from the Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy to Washington DC - were able to participate. Annette and I had eaten there a year ago at the occasion of our 45th wedding anniversary.See: Dinner at L ...
Both the Rhne Valley Tour by ombiasy WineTours and the Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours begin in Lyon. Sofar, all tours have started at the Grand Htel des Terreaux, a 4 star Art-Deco hotel in the heart of Old Lyon, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It combines the atmosphere of an old-fashioned 19th century town house with a modern, innovative ...
After a 2-year interruption, Annette Schiller and Christian Schiller, with Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours, invited again for their traditional August Riesling Party. This is a casual wine tasting and socializing event taking place inside well as outside on our decks. Each guest has to bring a bottle of Riesling/ German wine. Annette ...
Pictures: Dinner at Clamato, with Chef Bertrand Grbaut With his restaurant Septime, Michelin-starred Chef Bertrand Grbaut is the #22 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, the highest ranked French Restaurant, currently. On the way from Washington DC, via Frankfurt, to Bordeaux, for the Bordeaux Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours, we spent one nig...
I turned 70 on January 5, 2022 and celebrated my birthday in Gabon with Annette, Cornelia, Chris, Viatrix and Ernst. See here: Enjoying 6 Weeks of "Africa Light" in Libreville, Gabon, Equatorial AfricaThe Fine Cuisine of Residential Chef Thierry: Lunching for 6 Weeks in Libreville, Gabon, Equatorial AfricaPaying Respects to one of the Last Century...
Picture: Visit of a Small, Premium Sekt Producer: Sektkellerei Bardong in the Rheingau, Germany Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany I am posting the e-mail invitation that was sent out by the German Wine Society (Washington DC Chapter) for the tasting event "All Sorts of Sparklers: How do the Bubbles get into that Bottle?" lea...
Silent Winds, Dry Seas by Vinod Busjeet ONE OF NPRS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A sweeping debut novel that explores the intimate struggle for independence and success of a young descendant of Indian indentured laborers in Mauritius, a small multiracial island in the Indian Ocean. The beauty of Busjeets splendid, often breathtaking book is, like the be...
Pictures: Annette Schiller and Andr Hugel. See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Hugel in Riquewhir, Alsace, with Marc-Andr Hugel and Senior Boss Andr Hugel - Alsace Tour 2019 with the Weinfreundeskreis Hochheim, France Alsace wine industry titan Andr Hugel passed away at the age of 92 following Covid-related complications. The last time Annette and I ...
From Saturday, August 6 , 2022 to Saturday, August 13, 2022, Annette and I spent a week at the beach in the City of Isle of Palms, in the Charleston area in South Carolina. We stayed at the beach house of Cornelia and Chris Tremann, which they bought a year ago. With us were Viatrix and Ernst as well as Dorothea Ottesen with Johanna, Viggo and Leo....
BACK. After a 2-year interruption, Annette Schiller and Christian Schiller, with Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours, invited again for their traditional August Riesling Party. This is a casual wine tasting and socializing event taking place inside well as outside on our decks. Each guest has to bring a bottle of Riesling/ German wine. An...
Back at Chef Roberto Donna's table.Annette Schiller Maureen Kelly Fuad Issa and I spent a wonderful evening at Roberto's Ristorante Italiano in Vienna/ Virginia, a new venture of iconic Chef Roberto Donna. Chef Roberto Donna moved at about the same time (in the early 1980s) to the USA as Annette and I did, he from Northern Italy, we from the Frankf...
Annette and I had dinner at Steins Traube, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mainz-Finthen, in June 2022, with friends. Chef Philipp Stein Philipp Stein was borne in Mainz, where his parents were the fifth generation to own and run the Steins Traube restaurant. In 2019, at the age of 29, Philipp and his wife Alina took over the family restaurant, af...
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